2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 6

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,871 1,151 30.4 28.7-32.1 2,720 69.6 67.9-71.3
Medicaid Region 6 454 160 31.5 26.9-36.6 294 68.5 63.4-73.1
GENDER
Male 219 56 23.0 16.9-30.4 163 77.0 69.6-83.1
Female 235 104 40.6 33.9-47.7 131 59.4 52.3-66.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 285 111 36.9 30.8-43.5 174 63.1 56.5-69.2
Non-Hispanic Black 98 25 21.7 14.4-31.4 73 78.3 68.6-85.6
Other 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 199 75 34.0 26.6-42.2 124 66.0 57.8-73.4
45-64 158 49 26.4 19.7-34.4 109 73.6 65.6-80.3
65+ 89 *** *** *** 57 67.1 56.0-76.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 114 29 21.7 14.8-30.8 85 78.3 69.2-85.2
College Graduate 252 102 37.0 30.9-43.5 150 63.0 56.5-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 127 35 23.8 16.5-33.0 92 76.2 67.0-83.5
$50,000+ 258 90 30.9 24.7-37.9 168 69.1 62.1-75.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity.
Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese=BMI 30 or greater.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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